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The Honorable Mike Ritze
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION
2012-16
State Representative, District 80
2300 North Lincoln Blvd., Room 300A
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4885
Dear Representative Ritze:
October 4,2012
This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask,
in effect, the following questions:
When the voters of a county or a municipality have approved a sales tax that
is to be imposed for a specified period of time, with the proceeds of the tax to
be used for a specified purpose:
a. Can the purpose for which the tax was imposed be modified by the
county or municipal governing body without submitting the question
authorizing the change to a vote of the people residing within the
taxing jurisdiction?
b. Can the time period for which the tax is to be imposed be extended by
the county or municipal governing body without submitting the
question authorizing the extension to a vote of the people residing
within the taxing jurisdiction?
c. Can the county or municipal governing body submit to a vote of the
people a measure levying a tax that will not be levied until after
expiration of the terms of office of the governing body members?
313 N.E. 21sT STREET· OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246
A
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The Honorable Mike Ritze
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION
2012-16
State Representative, District 80
2300 North Lincoln Blvd., Room 300A
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4885
Dear Representative Ritze:
October 4,2012
This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask,
in effect, the following questions:
When the voters of a county or a municipality have approved a sales tax that
is to be imposed for a specified period of time, with the proceeds of the tax to
be used for a specified purpose:
a. Can the purpose for which the tax was imposed be modified by the
county or municipal governing body without submitting the question
authorizing the change to a vote of the people residing within the
taxing jurisdiction?
b. Can the time period for which the tax is to be imposed be extended by
the county or municipal governing body without submitting the
question authorizing the extension to a vote of the people residing
within the taxing jurisdiction?
c. Can the county or municipal governing body submit to a vote of the
people a measure levying a tax that will not be levied until after
expiration of the terms of office of the governing body members?
313 N.E. 21sT STREET· OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105· (405) 521-3921 • FAX: (405) 521-6246
A
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